Sheffield United have been warned Fleetwood Town will try and win ‘by any means necessary’ at Highbury this afternoon, writes James Shield.

Graham Alexander, who led the Lancashire club to promotion via the play-offs last term, made the admission ahead of a fixture which his counterpart Nigel Clough described as “possibly the biggest” in their history since entering the Football League four seasons ago.

“I don’t care how we win as long as we win. Being hard to beat, being strong defensively, whatever makes all the difference.

“One-nil wins? Any manager will be happy with that because all we want is the three points.”

Fleetwood, six points behind fifth-placed United in the League One table, have lost only twice at home this term.